IXL | Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory?

What kind of sentence is this?

Please let me know how I can be of service.

imperative

interrogative

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What kind of sentence is this?

Helen is completely soaked!

interrogative

exclamatory

key idea

There are four kinds of sentences.

A declarative sentence is a statement. It tells about something. A declarative sentence always ends with a period.

I have an older brother and a younger sister.

An interrogative sentence is a question. It asks something. An interrogative sentence always ends with a question mark.

How tall are you?

An imperative sentence is a command. It makes a request or tells someone to do something. An imperative sentence usually ends with a period. If the command shows strong feeling, it ends with an exclamation point.

Read the first chapter by next week.

Look out for that car!

An exclamatory sentence is like a statement, but it shows surprise or strong feeling. An exclamatory sentence always ends with an exclamation point.

Some whales are over ninety feet long!

I can't wait until tomorrow!

solution

The sentence tells about something, but it shows surprise and ends with an exclamation point. It is an exclamatory sentence.

$Confetti$

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